14th Sunday after Pentecost 2015
St. Raymond Nonnatus is celebrated this week by the Church, and presented to us as an example of generosity and love of neighbor that we are all called to imitate. If God created you, how much easier is it for Him to provide your material needs. Our Father in Heaven is truly our Father, more than even our biological father, because He has given us a share in his life. Our sanctification should be the number one priority in our lives. We are aided in avoiding sin and striving for virtue when we recall the remorse of the damned. The lost souls have great remorse for three reasons: for the shortness of their sin, how easily they could have changed their lives, and their knowledge of the happiness of the saints. We must spend our life preparing for our death.
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